Albany Park flood damage

Heather Charles / Chicago Tribune

Chicago Ald. Margaret Laurino (39th) talks with Mayor Rahm Emanuel as they walk past sandbags in the Albany Park neighborhood on Sunday. Emanuel announced that the City of Chicago will join the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District to move forward on an extensive tunnel project in order to reduce the potential for flooding on Chicago's Northwest Side.

Chicago Ald. Margaret Laurino (39th) talks with Mayor Rahm Emanuel as they walk past sandbags in the Albany Park neighborhood on Sunday. Emanuel announced that the City of Chicago will join the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District to move forward on an extensive tunnel project in order to reduce the potential for flooding on Chicago's Northwest Side.